Harness-saddle



(No Model.) E. ROSENBERG-ER;

HARNESS SADDLE."

N0. 319,931. Patented June 9, 1885.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,931, dated June 9, 1885.

Application filed September 30, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, EMIL RosENBERGER, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of theUnited States,have invented new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddle Trees, of which the following is a full description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a top or plan view; Fig. 2, a rear elevation; Fig. 3, a detail showing the terret and a portion of the saddle-tree with the loop for the back-strap for the thills; Fig. 4, a detail in section of the parts shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a detail, being a top or plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 6, a detail showing the end of the frame.

This invention has for its objects to secure theback-strap in position over the saddle-tree, so that it will give to either side as required where the wheels run over a rise or into a depression without affecting the saddle-tree or causing inconvenience to the animal; and its nature consists in the several parts and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim as new for attaining the object sought.

In the drawings, A represents the tree, formed of a suitable frame with an exterior skirt or upper, a, and front and rear welts, a, in any of the usual and well-known forms of construction.

B is the saddle or gig, having the usual hook, I), and secured to the frame or tree portion at the apex in the usual manner.

0 is the padding for the under side of the tree, as usual, and the skirt has attached thereto at the end of each side a strap, a, for securing the saddle-tree to the animal.

D is the terrets, one on each side of the seat or gig 13, formed of a stem portion, d, and a ring or eye, d, as usual, the stem portion d having its lower end screw-threaded.

E is ascrew, having ascrew-threaded shank, e, and a head, e.

F is a strap or block,of leather or other suitable materiahextending from the terret D to the screw E, and through the ends of which the stems of the terret and screw pass, as shown in Fig. 4, and, as shown, a metal-strip, f, is provided to receive the pressure and insure stiffness; but such strip could be omitted and washers used between the terret and screw (No model.)

and the block F, or the terret and screw could come in direct contact with the block, and, as shown, the ends of the block F are thicker than the center, so as to leave a depressed portion or recess, f, and the skirt a beneath the saddle and the blocks F has a depressed portion, f.

G is the back-strap, the ends of which receive the thill-loops. This strap passes beneath theblocks F and the seat B, lying within the recess formed by the depressed portions f in the block andf in the skirt, and is held in place by the blocks F, so that it can move endwise in either direction, the freedom of movement being controlled by bringing the blocks in contact with the strap with more or less pressure through the terret D and screw E.

In construction the parts represented by the letters A B O are formed as usual, and the tree at the point where the straps or blocks F are to be located is provided with suitable openings for the passage of the stem of the terret D and screw E, and, as shown, at this point the frame of the tree is provided with nuts 9 or screw-threads to receive the screwthreaded stems of the terret and screw. The strap or block F is placed in position on each side of the saddle or gig, and is secured in place by screwing down the terret D and screw E, and the backstrap G is then slipped into position by passing one end beneath the block or strap F on one side, thence under the seat or gig, thence under the block or strap F on the other side, after which the blocks or straps are forced down by their respective terrets and screws for the required degree of friction for holding purposes. It will be seen that this construction does away with the jockey heretofore used with saddle-trees to allow of movement of the back-strap, and it alsostruction secures the back or thill band in place so that it has a free end movement, by

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which it can slide to accommodate itself to the position of the thills in going over a rise or dropping into a depression without drawing the saddle-tree in its movements. It also dispenses with the use of a jockey for attaching the back-strap,and enables a continuous backstrap to be used and to be readily inserted and withdrawn, and as the harness is used if too great freedom of end movement is produced by wear, such end movement can be lessened by simply setting down the retaining blocks or straps. The frame a for the tree receives and also enabling the pad to be dispensed with, as a smooth surface is provided to rest on the back of the animal. This construction also prevents the wearing of the pad, as is the case where the nuts are located below the frame, as the bottom or skirt beneath the frame'and between it and the pad presents a smooth surface, which will not cause abrasion or tearing of the pad.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

The combinatiomwith the saddletree A and back-strap G, of the blocks or straps F, screws E, and terrets D, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

EMIL ROSENBERGER.

Witnesses:

O. W. BOND, ALBERT H. ADAMS. 

